Important+Terms+and+Acronyms

__ELL ACRONYMS and TERMS __ __ AMOA =__Annual Measurable Objective Achievement __ AYP =__Adequate Yearly Progress __ ELD =__ English language development __ELL__ =English Language Learner __ ESL =__English as a Second Language __ FLEP =__Formerly Limited English Proficient __ High Incidence =__ Program usually having 20 or more of one language group enrolled in a school district or schools __Integration__ =In the context of Chapter 71A, integration means students from immersion and bilingual classrooms are engaged in meaningful learning activities with their native speaking peers __ LEP =__Limited English Proficient __ Low Incidence =__ Fewer than 20 LEP students of one language __ L1 =__First language of learner __ L2 =__Second Language of Learner __ MEPA R/W =__Massachusetts English Proficiency Assessment- Reading/writing __ MELA-O =__Massachusetts English Language Assessment-Oral __OPT-Out__ = an ELL student whose parent/guardian has signed a form to not receive ESL instruction; this student still must be taught be SEI trained teachers, and monitored by the ESL teacher. __ SEI =__Structured English Immersion – a program model whereby instruction and materials are in English and native language is used for clarification purposes __ SIFE =__Students with interrupted formal education __TBE=__Transitional bilingual education